Time trend in frequency of occurrence of major immunophenotypes in paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia cases as experienced by Cancer Institute, Chennai, south India during the period 1989-2009

Indian Journal of Cancer

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 310-315

  Rajalekshmy, K R ^a   Abitha, A R ^a   Anuratha, N ^a   Sagar, T G ^a  

^a CANCER INSTITUTE WIA   (India)

Author keywords

Adayar; Cancer Institute; immunophenotype; pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia; time trend

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BONE MARROW; CANCER CENTER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; COMMON ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INDIA; LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; PEDIATRIC ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; T CELL ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; NEPRILYSIN; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; PRECURSOR T-CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA;

EID: 80053999416     PISSN: 0019509X     EISSN: 19984774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-509X.84932     Document Type: Article

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